FlagShip supports both the procedural and OOP (object oriented)
programming models. But don't worry. You do not need to be a C++
programmer to be able to use and understand it.

If you're only familiar with procedural programming, you don't
need to learn anything about OOP at all. You'll be able to create
complex applications by using the same
powerful
commands and functions that you know from dBase, Clipper of FoxPro.

The main advantage of OOP is the encapsulation of code and data
away from the rest of the application, i.e. the ability to create
independent "black boxes" made up of the code and data -- which
are not influenced by the rest of the application.

OOP programming in FlagShip is similar to C++ and Class(y), and is fully
compatible with Clipper and Visual Objects (VO).

There are already predefined classes for
GET, TBrowse, Error, DbServer, Listbox, Checkbox, Pushbutton and many more. You may simply instantiate them via
the usual syntax, e.g. oMyVar := GetNew (...) or oMyVar := Get {....}
In addition to Clipper's subclasses, you may also create your own
subclasses by inheriting the default, predefined classes.

There is full support for user defined objects
and classes (OOP), inheritable, using the simple Clipper or VO syntax. The usage
is simple, without any learning curve. See this short
example
for details.

You will find additional detailed descriptions and examples in the
FlagShip manual (both on-line and in hardcopy format.)

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